“I have not been there long enough to decide. I like Mr. Sands.”
“Are you still an inmate of Mr. Briggs’ house?”
“No, sir; I am boarding on Clinton Place, near Broadway.”
“You find that more convenient to your office?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Then you have fairly got started in your business career. I hope you may be successful.”
“Thank you, sir.”
“I believe you told me that your money, of which Mr. Briggs had charge, has been entirely expended on your education?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Are you compelled, then, to live on your weekly wages?”